mholik

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I had been at 137.5 for a few days, holding strong… and then, yesterday I trained for backpacking and today I’m up by 1.5 lbs. BUT I’m not panicked because…. I have heard after intense exercise sometimes you gain a little because of water, your muscles are storing water and glucosomething (??) and so on. So I’m NOT gonna panic about it, because I know I did well yesterday. I backpacked for 5 hours up a mountain through the snow, with about 20-25 lbs. of weight in my pack. That works out to something like 1500-2000 calories burned or something like that, not to mention I’m getting stronger for the big trip in 3 weeks. Even if the weight gain was real, I’m so happy about making it through that hike!

May 27, 2008, 10:20AM PDT


Comments:

lily85

probably you drank much water and so your body’s holded liquid…then you’ve done hard exercise and sometimes our weight is greater cause exercise develops lean mass (muscle)...so I think you don’t care if your weight is greater…you’ll see improvements next days and then if your clothes are larger when you wear them, it means you are slimming;)

take care, lily

May 27, 2008, 10:43AM PDT | Respond to this

GodIswithmethistime

hey i dont mean to be rude or anything at all, but I have read your postings before and in making a general observation, (wow I guess there really is no way to say this without sounding obnoxious, although I really don’t mean to) but you have posted 150 times and your weight has stayed the same give or take a few pounds. It seems this is your natural body weight! Which isn’t too bad at all, I think most poeple would consider you lucky. I just think maybe you are obsessing over it to much!!!

May 27, 2008, 11:40PM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

mholik

Heh

Maybe you’re right but I hate to give up when I’m so close to my goal weight. Although I should point out, not all of my entries have me at this weight; at my peak weight I was at 155, I just didn’t post the numbers back then. But I like to post it now because then I can look back and see my progress (or lack thereof, lately!) better.
I’m not offended by your comment, but I have to say it’s just not what I need to hear; I’m already having trouble staying motivated because I am so darn close. Only the last 5 pounds to go, which from what I hear is almost as hard as getting started in the first place.
I’m having trouble because at this point I pretty much like the way I look, I just want to finish this because I said I was going to and OK… there’s a bit of vanity involved; I’d like to lose my love handles. Even at my goal weight I’ll be right in the middle of a healthy range for my height, which is only 5’4” (163 cm.) It’s a modest goal but I don’t think that means I should throw in the towel!
Still, I appreciate your honesty, I’m not offended or anything. :D

May 28, 2008, 09:03AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

GodIswithmethistime

I understand, in all honesty I think you need to do what is right for you as long as it isn’t negatively affecting your life in other areas. (sometimes the constant thought of food can lead to an eating disorder, or a sense of belief that your main purpose and goal everyday in life is to lose weight)...speaking from experience. I just wish you the best of luck in life and everything else!

May 28, 2008, 09:08AM PDT | Thread | Respond to this

mholik

Ha!

Noooo, I’m not constantly thinking about food, or even my weight. If I was I’d probably be doing better on my plan! ;)
It’s like I think about it for a few minutes and then just throw it out the window once I’m done posting about it. Part of the reason I’ve been struggling to finish this. Also mostly I’m irritated with myself not exactly about the weight, but because I haven’t been making time to exercise and I know it has so many benefits besides maintaining a healthy weight, but I’ve been so lazy and just doing nothing. Now I’m supposed to go backpacking in 3 weeks and I feel like there’s no way I’ll be physically ready; I should have been training for a few months now. Aarrrghh. OK enough of that, I’m going to focus on the positive and what I CAN do instead of what I haven’t done.
Good luck to you as well, thanks for listening!

May 28, 2008, 09:21AM PDT | Respond to this


 

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